A few years ago, I was out shovelling the driveway after a storm not unlike the one we just experienced, when my peripheral vision picked up an unexpected flash of movement. I looked up and across the street to see what a few seconds of observation told me was a large brown animal, quite possibly a dog, galloping right at me. My own dogs were with me and off-leash (something I rarely do these days), so I wasted no more time to assess the situation further. Instead, I leaped into action…
